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1. Fragments of the True Religion among the Heathen.-2.
Worship of the Visible Heavens and of the Elements.-3.
Worship of Deceased Ancestors.-4. Complex and Mytholo-
gical Worship.-5. External Polytheism and Internal Mys-
teries.-6. Outer and Inner Philosophy.-7. Emanation and
Pantheism.-8. The World by Wisdom knew not God.-9.
The True Notion of Creation peculiar to the Hebrew Scrip-
tures.
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PART II.
EARLY CORRUPTIONS OF CHRISTIANITY.
1. Corruption of Religion among the Jews.-2. Jewish Corrup- tions of Christianity.-3. Gnostic Corruptions.-4. Sabellian- ism.-5. Arian and Semi-Arian Heresies.-6. Trinitarian
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Disputes and Divisions.-7. Corruptions from Gentile Philo-
phy.-8. Corruptions from Gentile Superstition.-9. Pre-
tenders to an additional Revelation.-10. Mahommedanism 37
PART III.
POPERY.
1. Partial and General Corruption of Christianity.-2. Changes
of the Primitive Churches.-3. The Power of the Bishop of
Rome.-4. Assimilation of Christianity to Judaism and Pa-
ganism.-5. Final Identity of Paganism and Popery.-6.
Popery contains a part of many Ancient Heresies.-7. Absur-
dity of Popery impossible to be concealed.-8. Popery a gross
counterfeit of true Religion.--9. Persecutions of Pagan
and Papal Rome.-10. Popes and Emperors of Rome.-11.
Popery as described by Revelation.-12. Destruction of Po-
pery
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PART IV.
MYSTICISM.
1. As Popery proceeds from Polytheism, so Mysticism from
Pantheism.-2. Mysticism flourishing in the East.-3. Mys-
ticism less prevalent in the West.-4. Pantheistic Mysticism.
-5. Emanative Mysticism.-6. Devotional Mysticism.-7.
Mysticism now rather practical than speculative.-8, Mys-
ticism natural to the mind.-9. Its near resemblance to Truth,
and its essential difference.-10. Mysticism first favourable
to the Reformation of Religion, then adverse
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PART V.
HERESIES AFTER THE REFORMATION.
1. Difference of Heresies before and after the Reformation.-
2. Continual protest against the Church of Rome.-3. Dif-
ferent Points of Progress in the Reformation.-4. Artificial
Systems of Truth.-5. Scriptural System.-6. Use of Rea-
son in Religion.-7. Abuse of Reason.-8. Gradual explain-
ing away the Doctrines of the Gospel.-9. All Error on a
Precipice.-10. Process of Dr. Priestly's Changes.-11. La-
titudinarianism unfavourable to Morals and Philosophy.-12.
Rational Divinity untenable in all its changes.-13. Socini-
anism rapidly terminating in Infidelity
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PART VI.
INFIDELITY.
1. Opposition between the present and the future-the visible
and invisible.--2. Practical Infidels many; speculative
few.-3. Infidelity, ancient and modern.-4. Spinoza or Anti-
supernatural Pantheism.-5. Bayle or Academic Doubts.-
6. Hume or Absolute Scepticism.-7. Voltaire or Ridicule.—
8. Gibbon or Historical Scepticism.-9. Rousseau or Senti-
mental Infidelity.-10. Peculiar Argument for Christianity
from Infidel Writings.-11. First source of Infidelity, the
Corruption of the Heart.-12. Second source, the Narrow-
ness of the Understanding.-13. Third source, the Imperfec-
tion of Knowledge.-14. Proofs of Christianity permanent;
Objections varying.-15. Evidence of Christianity indebted
to unbelievers.-16. Increase of Infidelity.-17. Consequent
increase of Christianity
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PART VII.
PRESENT STATE OF ERRORS.
1. Old Errors yielding to Scepticism, or Christianity.-2. New
Errors insignificant.-3. Minute Sects and Differences.---
4. Superficial turn of mind.-5. Systems discarded, yet the
Scriptures little studied.-6. Unscriptural Experience and
Comfort.-7. Unscriptural View of the Divine Law.-8. Un-
scriptural View of the Gospel.-9. Unscriptural View of the
Kingdom of Heaven.-10. Study of the whole of Scripture.
-11. Clear and full preaching of the Gospel.-12. Avoiding
Novelty, and uniting with all good Men.-13. The Spirit of
Light and Love poured out from on high
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PART VIII.
UNIVERSAL CHRISTIANITY.
1. Christianity, like every other system, has its essential Doc-
trines.-2. The reception or rejection of these divides the
World into two Classes.-3. The folly of Divisions amongst
those who are united in essentials.-4. All who receive the
Bible in sincerity have one Faith.-5. Variety of Views
without diversity of Faith.-6. Mistake of Means for the
End.-7. Sects will cease when no longer useful.-8. Walk-
ing together as far as agreed.-9. Catholic Christianity.-10.
The Union of all by the bond of Charity.-11. Revival from
on High.-12. Inductive Philossphy.-13. General and Reli-
gious Education.-14. Pure Study of the Word of God.-15.
Study with Prayer of the Word of God.-16. Promises with
respect to the Prevalence of Truth.-17. The Glory of the
Latter Days.
THOUGHTS ON PRAYER
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